specificity

[spɛsɪˈfɪsɪti]
[spɛsɪˈfɪsɪti]
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Specificity is the quality of being precise and exact about details or facts. It's like having a sharp focus on what you want to talk about.

When we say something has high specificity, it means that we can trust the information because it's been carefully checked for accuracy. For example, in science, researchers need to be very specific when describing their experiments so other people can repeat them and get the same results. In medicine, doctors often have to be precise when diagnosing a patient's condition because small mistakes can make a big difference.

If you're talking about art or music, specificity might mean that an artist is being exact in how they describe their style or technique. Or maybe someone is trying to find a very specific sound effect for a movie soundtrack.

How common is "specificity"?

Word specificity is considered rare in modern English.
It appears most frequently in academic texts and less often in other writings.
Definitions

noun

  • The state of being specific rather than general.

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